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My experience working with Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer has been exceptional: I knew that my service as an AmeriCorps volunteer was going to be a rewarding experience, but as I’ve coupled that experience with Habitat for Humanity, I’ve been able to work with community members closely to help effect […]

Serving as an Americorps with Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is the rare opportunity to improve your skills and help others. I was constantly encouraged to learn new things. For example, I took online safety trainings, read Bridges out of Poverty, and read about Results Oriented Management. I was also able to greatly improve my […]

Community and purpose. As a recent college graduate those were the two big items on my wish list. I was looking for a new sense of purpose and a community I could devote myself to. I had discovered Habitat for Humanity years before and spent hours, days, even whole weeks working alongside other volunteers on […]